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‘SAFETI’ in Numbers
August 24, 2020
A Winrock Early Adopter Story In the village of Jogindranagar, Shyamnagar, in the Satkhira district of Bangladesh, young men often spend six months a year away from home and family, toiling in the brick fields. It’s difficult work, dusty and dangerous, but the men keep returning because they can earn up to 200,000 BDT (more […]
The People of PIER: Roger Salhuana
August 10, 2020
What is your role in the PIER project? I act as a country liaison to build and consolidate a local network of key partners (actual and potential) from the public and private sectors with whom we develop the project’s activities. I also instruct/direct/manage actions related to raising awareness and building capacity among partners. The theme […]
Investing in Africa
August 7, 2020
In a new podcast from the International Finance Corporation, two long-time friends, one African-American and the other a U.S.-based Ugandan national, shared their experiences of institutional racism on two continents and reflected on how to handle racial bias in international development. Recorded earlier this month, Winrock board member Jude Kearney joined Emmanuel Nyirinkindi, IFC’s Director […]
Setting the Carbon Standard
July 23, 2020
Winrock International is known for sound science and environmental integrity, and has worked for decades to mobilize climate actions that benefit the world’s most vulnerable populations through operation of the American Carbon Registry (ACR) and Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART). “Winrock believes that climate change will have a profound impact on the world’s most at-risk […]
Winrock Mourns the Passing of David W. Kaiser (1969-2020)
July 21, 2020
Trailblazing climate advocate and longtime Winrock Board member, David W. Kaiser, passed away on July 15, 2020 at a family home on Mount Desert Island, Maine. He was 50 years old. Mr. Kaiser is survived by his mother, Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, also a former Winrock board member; a sister, Miranda Kaiser; his wife, Rosemary Corbett, […]
The People of PIER: Susan Nurhasanah
July 16, 2020
What is your role in the PIER project? I’m the private finance consultant, focusing on the PIER project in Indonesia. I supported the country assessment for Indonesia, helped identify potential projects and, together with the project lead, developed a project implementation plan. I’m part of the on-the-ground team implementing the project, and I manage our […]
Trafficking Survivor Creates Fund for Migrants in Bangladesh
July 14, 2020
Saiful Islam grew up the youngest of seven children in a poor family in the Rangpur District of Bangladesh. He became a supervisor after completing his higher secondary education and he passed his bachelors exam, too. But after receiving his degree, he wasn’t able to find a job. With no other options, he began to […]
The People of PIER: Natalie Rice
July 2, 2020
What is your role within the PIER project? I am the communications intern. I’ve been working on blog interviews about the team (like this one), beefing up our social media footprint, designing creative infographics, and any other tasks that the team could use my help with. What excites you about the project? I never really […]
Surviving Human Trafficking
July 1, 2020
By Dinara Saliyeva Razia (name changed to protect her identity) crouched behind the bushes along a highway in Kazakhstan, hiding every time a car passed by. She was determined to escape, fearful that her “owner” was chasing her and that she might have to return to the meaningless existence she had been trapped in for […]
United States, Jamaica Engage in First Annual Child Protection Compact Partnership Bilateral Dialogue
June 30, 2020
June 16, 2020 – The United States and Jamaica continue to partner on efforts to combat child trafficking. Representatives of both governments convened an online discussion to mark progress and define next steps as part of the U.S. – Jamaica Child Protection Compact Partnership, a 4-year partnership signed by both governments on May 30, 2018. The […]